http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com by Sunburst Software Solutions, Inc. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:31:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/02/01/certified-payroll-reports-bi-weekly-paychecks/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/02/01/certified-payroll-reports-bi-weekly-paychecks/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:06:20 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2976 Creating weekly certified payroll reports from a bi-weekly paycheck can be difficult unless your accounting software accurately accrues the wages for each week.

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]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/01/09/creating-estimates-in-excel-vs-quickbooks-whats-the-difference/feed/ 0 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/01/06/free-ebook-25-website-must-haves-for-driving-traffic/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/01/06/free-ebook-25-website-must-haves-for-driving-traffic/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:30:59 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2870 Today's free eBook discusses how important a website is to a business's online strategy and what it takes to have a great website that drives visitors, leads and revenue.

]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/01/06/free-ebook-25-website-must-haves-for-driving-traffic/feed/ 0 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/01/05/employee-education-training-are-you-making-the-investment/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2012/01/05/employee-education-training-are-you-making-the-investment/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:30:56 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2864 Whether you are a contractor, a bookkeeper working for contractor, or certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor you need to make a commitment to yourself, to your employees, to your business, and to your clients to obtain the training necessary to perform daily tasks quickly and efficiently

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]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/12/20/happy-holidays-3/feed/ 2 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/11/16/quickbooks-tip-an-audit-trail-for-accounts-receivable/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/11/16/quickbooks-tip-an-audit-trail-for-accounts-receivable/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:21:54 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2751 An "audit trail" for Accounts Receivable in QuickBooks is only one of the many complexities faced by government construction contractors. Learn various ways to get this type of information.

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]]> http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/10/11/protecting-your-business-from-fraud-are-you-doing-enough/feed/ 0 http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/10/04/quickbooks-2012-turning-off-annoying-pop-up-messages-ads/ http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/2011/10/04/quickbooks-2012-turning-off-annoying-pop-up-messages-ads/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:10:08 +0000 Nancy Smyth http://blog.sunburstsoftwaresolutions.com/?p=2699 How to turn off most annoying pop-up messages and ads in QuickBooks 2012, including the new Powered by Intuit logo that is printing on employee pay stubs.

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